The sun is shining once again this morning but don’t let its soothing rays lull you into a holiday mood. Now that the new season is back underway, it’s time to deal with serious things, like football transfers.

I’ve always wandered what goes on during typical transfer negotiations that means they take so long to sort out.

It must be like Football Manager, where you spend 10 minutes finding a player and making a bid - only to then have to skip through a whole bunch of days just to get a reply.

Anyway… onto the important matter at hand - all the latest transfer news and rumours throughout the day, right here.

9:34 am

First up to the transfer news podium is Manchester United belting out a glorious rendition of ‘Rojo in Red’ after last night confirming that the Argentine full-back is Old Trafford-bound.

After weeks of very little activity on the transfer front, things finally seem to be heating up for Louis van Gaal’s side.

Nani will return to Portugal on a season-long loan as part of the deal to bring in the £16 million-rated Sporting Lisbon man.

So who’s next on the shopping list? Reports suggest that it may not be Mehdi Benatia or Angel Di Maria, after the pair were linked with moves to Bayern Munich and PSG respectively.

To Anfield next, where the frantic search for a guaranteed chart-topper continues at a fair old pace.

But with hopes finally fading that Radamel Falcao will take Liverpool to No.1, it looks like a move is back on for Samuel Eto'o.

It's tough when all those super rich clubs lock away the best singers... er, I mean players - of football.

The Express reports that with the Colombian hitman off the radar, Brendan Rodgers will look to follow up on talks held with Eto'o earlier this summer, but wages could yet prove to be a stumbling block.

A quick intermission from club roundups just to run a quick story that may dash the good mood of a few Red Devils this morning.

World Cup winner and 'king of being in the right place at the right time', Thomas Muller, has been talking to Bild... about how he turned down a move to Manchester United this summer.

The 24-year-old, who impressed so much at the World Cup, said: "Of course. I was aware that I could earn more money by making that transfer.

"The amount that foreign clubs were offering me was astronomical.

"But Bayern are my club, a change was not an issue for me."

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9:57 am

Finally to the Emirates where Arsene Wenger's week isn't off to the best of starts.

After lodging a complaint that he had a bottle thrown at him while watching his side struggle to a 0-0 draw against Besiktas in Turkey last night, the Arsenal manager is also apparently facing some difficulties in the transfer market.

Our friends at the Manchester Evening News report that the Gunners will miss out on reported target Matija Nastasic - who has been told by Manuel Pellegrini that he can leave Manchester City - thanks to interest from Italy, with Juventus and Roma both believed to be interested.

The North London side are also apparently getting cold feet over the prospect of signing Sporting's William Carvalho - thanks to the combined effect of supposed interest from Chelsea in the young midfielder and a £24 million price tag, according to reports in Portugal.

With a big month-and-a-half coming up for Arsenal as they seek to secure a spot in the Champions League group stages and face City, Spurs and Chelsea in the league, it may be prudent for the club to get any remaining deals wrapped up sooner rather than later.

As we saw last season with Juan Mata, things can quickly become untenable for players at Chelsea - no matter how important they may seem and what the manager says in public - once Mourinho decides to give them the cold shoulder.

With Belgium's Thibaut Courtois now the No.1 at Chelsea, the club will do well to keep someone who is still considered to be among the very best keepers in the world as his backup.

10:46 am

Here’s a not-so-unexpected turn up for the books.

Alessio Cerci has been left out of Torino's match-day squad after his Twitter mishap from earlier this week, according to Tancredi Palmeri.

You may recall that a tweet was posted on his account stating that he was set to join Atletico Madrid.

But the player was adamant that there was no truth to it, telling Gazzetta dello Sport: “I was playing the PlayStation and someone hacked into my Twitter account and wrote a message which was false.”

Luka Modric has signed a new four-year contract that will keep him at Real Madrid until 2018.

After a relatively difficult start to his career with Los Blancos, the Croatian has quietly developed into a key member of Carlo Ancelotti’s squad and was one of their top performers last year, despite the continued policy of signing ‘Galacticos’.

Modric moved to the Bernabeu from Spurs in 2012 for a fee in the region of £30 million.

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11:02 am

Fellaini unlikely to leave United after injury

Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini’s move to the Theatre of Dreams has become something more like a pantomime nightmare and this may be one bad dream from which he struggles to wake.

Despite being told by Louis van Gaal that he is not wanted at Old Trafford, the Belgian midfielder’s chances of leaving Manchester have taken a big hit - after he was seen at Bridgewater hospital on crutches and later appeared to leave with his foot in a protective boot.

There have been no details of the injury from Manchester United at this time, but a lengthy spell on the sidelines could scupper a mooted switch to Napoli.

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11:12 am

Leroy Fer is excited about the prospect of moving back to the Premier League ahead of his impending move from Norwich to QPR.

The Dutch midfielder was keen to remain in England’s top division, according to Algemeen Daglbad, particularly as he looks to impress Netherlands national team coach Guus Hiddink.

The former Feyenoord and Twente man is expected to make the move across the south-east of the country for a fee in the region of £8 million.

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11:14 am

Hull new boy Snodgrass out for SIX months

Some terrible news for Hull City fans, with new signing Robert Snodgrass likely to miss the next six months after dislocating his kneecap.

The £7 million signing from Norwich picked up the injury on his competitive debut for the Tigers last Saturday, in their 1-0 win at QPR.

Angel Di Maria certainly has a lot of fans, with Manchester United reportedly vying for the Real Madrid man's signature against the likes of PSG and Bayern Munich.

But it appears one of his biggest fans is much closer to home, with Diego Simeone - manager of Los Blancos' bitter rivals Atletico Madrid - claiming he is the club's best player.

Following last night's 1-1 draw between the teams in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, the fiery manager provoked the ire of Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez by suggesting the Argentine winger bests them all.

Di Maria was introduced to the game late on despite the question mark still hanging over his future and made an immediate impact on a game that was goalless after 75 minutes, setting up Rodriguez for the late opener.

This prompted his compatriot to say: "Di Maria is Madrid's best player for sure. His ability to unbalance games helps everyone else to play well."

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11:35 am

Swans confirm Fernandez capture

Swansea have announced the signing of Napoli defender Federico Fernandez.

The 25-year-old Argentina ace joins the Swans for an on a 'long-term deal for an undisclosed fee', with Garry Monk now just awaiting international clearance.

The centre-back, who will wear No.33, will spend the next four seasons at the Liberty Stadium, providing competition to captain Ashley Williams and other central defenders Jordi Amat and Kyle Bartley.

Barcelona may be tempted to go on a spending splurge in the next couple of weeks after FIFA refused to overturn their impending transfer ban.

The La Liga giants will not be allowed to register domestic or international players during the next two transfer windows, starting from January 2015, due to a breach of regulations concerning the international transfer of minors.

Their ban had been due to come into effect this summer, but was suspended pending the unsuccessful appeal.

That's just as well for the Catalan club, as they have already completed the signings of Claudio Bravo, Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez, Jeremy Mathieu and Thomas Vermaelen this summer.

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12:12 pm

Barca show us how not to spend money

So with Barcelona now, once again, banned from completing new transfers following the rejection of their appeal, the only question to ask is this...

Just how much money have the club spent since they were supposedly banned from completing any new transfers.

As you may recall, FIFA initially announced the ban some 20 weeks ago. In that time, they have spent...

Barcelona's transfer ban

20

Weeks since ban was announced

£129.3m

Amount of money spent in that time

£6.47m

Which is this per week

Now, they're planning to take things to the Court of Arbitration. Does that mean more new signings while they appeal the rejection of their appeal?